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Illinois Lotto jackpot now $3.5 million
The grand prize for the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game has grown to $3.5 million. The rollover occurred because no player matched all six winning numbers from Saturday night's $3.25 million drawing. The next Lotto drawing will be Monday night....Tags: Gaming and Lotteries
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Flood assistance funding in Illinois growing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than $2.3 million in individual disaster assistance grants has already been approved for Illinois residents affected by the recent flooding. Patrick Richards, spokesman for FEMA, said Saturday the...Tags: Floods, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Act on AIDS
The Tribune's editorial urging Gov. Rod Blagojevich to veto the Fiscal Year 2009 state budget misses the mark ("Just veto the thing," June 25) and ignores the very real needs of struggling Illinoisans for public health care and social services. Instead...Tags: State Budgets, Government, Executive Branch, AIDS, Diseases
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NJ eyes new way to promote stem cell research
Associated Press WriterNew Jersey's bid to make itself a leader in stem cell research was stymied last year when voters rejected borrowing $450 million to fund research, but a leading advocate has a new plan _ encouraging private investors to bankroll stem cell research loans....Tags: State Budgets, California, Medical Research, Agricultural Research and Technology, Genetics
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Shucet says there wasn't enough consensus-building
Former Transportation Commissioner Philip Shucet has been working on Hampton Roads transportation problems for more than 14 years, as a private engineering consultant and as the leader of the Virginia Department of Transportation. In Monday's Daily...Tags: Upper House, Rudy Giuliani, Parliament, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Republican Party
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No school, no learning
Thank you for acknowledging the Chicago Public Schools Perfect Attendance Incentive Program with "Gold star or a Dodge?" (Editorial, June 25). As the editorial noted, incentives can be a useful tool in encouraging students to be at school every day....Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Examinations, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Vehicles, Teaching and Learning
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Can McCain or Obama help homeowners?
Of The Associated PressHome foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November. Even the optimism that surrounds a new president taking office cannot resurrect home values overnight, and presidents have no direct ability to reduce rising...Tags: Fannie Mae, Chris Dodd, Homes, Barney Frank, The White House
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Drip by drip, Starbucks lost what made it shine
I still remember my first Starbucks moment. It was in 1988 at a new mini-size coffee bar in Illinois Center. I recall being mystified by the strange name, not catching the connection to a character in "Moby Dick." Oh, the aroma and rich taste carried me...Tags: Greenwich Village, ING Group, Panera Bread Company, Culture, Macy's
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When a spree killer roams
Their pathology is a dark twist on Americans' love of the open road. Homicide researchers call them "spree killers," suddenly reckless marauders who punctuate manic stretches behind the steering wheel with vicious crimes. That's essentially the...Tags: Miami Beach, Green and Hybrid Vehicles, John Wayne Gacy, Gold Coast, Gianni Versace
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Rules on leasing must apply to all unit owners equally
Q: We purchased a unit in Chicago about 10 years ago. At that time, the association had a rule limiting rental to non-relatives to 12 months one time only. Last year the association voted to allow rentals only where the owner had a hardship or owned...Tags: Building Material, Political Candidates, Northwestern University, Chicago, Disasters
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